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Roadbuilding

New Canandaigua Road bridge opens over Erie Canal in New York

The new Canandaigua Road bridge over the Erie Canal in Macedon, New York, opened October 1, the Times of Wayne County reports. The new steel bridge is supported by two piers and features two 11-foot travel lanes with 4-foot shoulders on each side and a 5-foot concrete sidewalk on the west side that connects the Erie Canalway […]

October 10, 2016

Roadbuilding

Maryland DOT, state police collect for food bank drive

The Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) and the Maryland State Police (MSP) collected 33,379 pounds of food last month during the fourth annual Hunger Action Month drive for the Maryland Food Bank. Donations, including money, were collected at 15 community events hosted by the two agencies. “From Oakland to Salisbury and many towns in between, […]

October 10, 2016

Roadbuilding

Final deck segments in place on St. Croix Crossing bridge main span

Crews have placed the last deck segments of the main span of the St. Croix Crossing bridge, a structure that connects Oak Park Heights, Minnesota and St. Joseph, Wisconsin. The final four segments were set in place October 4 at Pier 11 of the bridge. Each segment is separated by a 2 1/2-foot gap which […]

October 7, 2016

Roadbuilding

APAC-Kansas donates Roadtec paver to spur interest in diesel technician careers

APAC-Kansas Inc., an Oldcastle company, donated a 2003 Roadtec asphalt paver valued at $20,000 to Salina Area Technical College and treated students students and faculty to a BBQ lunch, ksal.com reports. Mike Warren, equipment manager for APAC-Kansas in Salina, and area manager Jason Heis told the news agency that the company wanted to donate the paver […]

October 7, 2016

Roadbuilding

FHWA agrees with Rhode Island’s truck-only bridge tolling

The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) has executed 13 Memorada of Understanding with the Federal Highway Administration, indicating the federal agency agrees with the state’s bridge tolls on heavy commercial trucks. The tolls provide part of the funding to bridge repairs under the RhodeWorks program. RhodeWorks, signed into law in February, provides for the […]

October 7, 2016

Roadbuilding

Oregon DOT dedicates stormwater runoff treatment testing center

The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) is dedicating the Stormwater Technology Testing Center in Northeast Portland today (October 7), which will provide a site for municipalities and private companies to test technologies that treat stormwater runoff. Stormwater runoff must comply with the federal Water Quality Act and the Endangered Species Act, making stormwater quality management […]

October 7, 2016

Roadbuilding

Alaska DOT to close maintenance stations due to limited operating budgets

The Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities (ADOT&PF) plans to close or “reduce operations” at five of its maintenance stations due to “declining operating budgets.” The agency reports a 22-percent reduction—$60 million—in its general fund since last year, which hamstrings it in maintaining and operating roads, airports and ferries. Stations to be closed include: […]

October 6, 2016

Roadbuilding

Nevada DOT opens U.S. 50 tunnel improvements near Lake Tahoe 20 days early

The Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) has opened traffic on U.S. 50 through Cave Rock near Lake Tahoe 20 days ahead of schedule after making safety and roadside water quality improvements. NDOT says the project extended the westbound Cave Rock tunnel entrance with a new 60-foot by 27-foot structure designed to catch falling rock before […]

October 6, 2016

Roadbuilding

Massachusetts Complete Streets provides grant funding to 11 municipalities

The Massachusetts Complete Streets Funding Program has announced grant funding to 11 participating municipalities who will be adopting polices and practices aimed at providing safe and accessible options for all travel modes. The Complete Streets Funding Program was launched February 1, but was authorized by the 2014 Transportation Bond Bill. To become eligible for construction […]

October 6, 2016

Dealers

Strongco completes sale of U.S.-based equipment dealer Chadwick-BaRoss

Strongco Corportation has completed the sale of 100 percent of the shares of U.S. subsidiary Chadwick-BaRoss Inc. for $12.4 million to Chadwick-BaRoss Canada Inc., a subsidiary of ISH Capital. Announced in early August, Mississauga, Ontario-based Strongco said the sale was due to “challenging economic conditions.” The company says the sale will be used to fund […]

October 5, 2016

Roadbuilding

N. Carolina launches NC Vision Zero to eliminate deaths on roadways

North Carolina recently launched NC Vision Zero in an effort to eliminate deaths on the state’s roadways through multiple state agency education, enforcement and engineering safer roads. NC Vision Zero’s first initiative is to reduce roadway fatalities and serious injuries by half over the next 15 years. The ultimate goal is zero deaths. “My top […]

October 5, 2016

Roadbuilding

Commission approves Oklahoma DOT’s $6.4 billion, 8-year Construction Work Plan

The Oklahoma Transportation Commission has approved the Oklahoma Department of Transportation’s (ODOT) Eight-year Construction Work Plan for 2017-2024 with roughly $6.4 billion in funding for more than 1,600 bridge and highway projects. The plan also includes a $466 million Asset Preservation plan covering 2017-2020, with preventative maintenance and accessibility projects. ODOT says the Eight-year Plan […]

October 5, 2016